Toy television



H. D. ALLEN TOY rIEJIJEVISION Jan. 24, 1928s Filed June 2,'1927 /Nl/f/VTOAP 77 Kam Magd Y Patented Jan. 24, 119218.

HAROLD D. ALLEN, OF EAST HAMPTON, CONNECTICUT.

TOY TELEVISON.

`.Application filed June 2,

My invention relates to the class of toys simulating ordinary telephones, and an object of my invention, among others, is the production of a toy that `shall simulate, in accordance with a childs idea, the recent innovation of means for seeing the person with whom one may be talking over the telephone.

One form of toy embodying my inventionl and in the construction and use of which the objects herein set out, as well as others, may be attained, is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- 'Figure 1 is a view in front elevation of a toy embodying my invention, with parts broken away to show construction.

Figure 2 is a view in side elevation.

Figure 3 is a view, scale enlarged, in section through the transmitter on a plane denoted by the dotted line 3 3 of Figure 1.`

Figure 11 is a similar view, scale enlarged, on a plane denoted by the dotted line i-4; of Figure2.

Figure 5 is a detail view showing the arrangement of the dial in the base. of the telephone.

While the device embodying this invention is simply a toy, and, therefore, not capable of actual service, or function of `an actual set, yet, in order to simplify the ydescription the same terms are used herein as are applied to parts simulating like comparing parts in a regular telephone set.`

In the accompanying drawingsy the numeral 5 indicates the baseof my improved telephone, 6 a post or standard; rising therefrom, 7 a bell secured at the side of the post or standard, 8 a 4receiver adapted to be susg pended on a hook 9 pivotally mounted at one end Within the bell 7 and adapted to ring the latter by movement of the hook upand-down. The numeral 10 indicates a cord connected to the receiver. All of the parts thus far described are of old and well known construction in toys of a similar character, and except in connection with otherparts hereinafter described, do not constitute the invention of this application. n

A support 11 extends upwardly from the end of the post or standard 6 and a transmitter bar 12 is pivotallyattached to the support, asshown in Fig. 2 of the drawings. A transmitter is secured to the bar 12, this transmitter comprising a shell 13, perforated to receive said bar, a cover 14, a display plate 15, a face plate 16 and a mouth piece 17,

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this transmitter as whole being formed to represent the transmitter of an ordinarytelephone.

In .embodying my idea in the structure the display plate and face plate are rela- `tively movable for the purpose of locating a display opening 18 on the face plate oppo site pictures 19'on the display plate andalso for locating an index 2O and namesor similar designations 21 on the display plate to register respectively with indicating char- .y acters 22 and an opening 23 onthe` facey plate. 4 Y 1 Inthe preferred form and as shown here# in the display plate is rotatably mounted upon a pivot formed by clips 24 cut from an opening in the center ofthe face plate `and baclrturned as shown in Figure l of the drawings.

The bar 12 extends through holes made in the cover, display plate, face plate, and in y the bottom of the mouth piece 17, and'is headed over as at 25 at the bottom of the mouth piece to secure said plates together, but loose enough to permit rotation of the Vso display plate 15. As a means for rotating the display plate a tab 26 is provided en? tending from the periphery of said plate and upon which the index- 2O may be displayed. i

The operation of the device will be readily i opening 18. It will thus be seen'that the device has an educational as well as an amusement value as a child will not only learn the relationship of pictures and char`- acters, but it will also learn' to read the words 4 appearing upon the face plate and to associ'ate such words with the characters represented by them. o

The different parts of the toy may be made of any suitable material asmayvbey desired, and the discs or plates 15 and'l may be composed of paper, Celluloid, or any other suitable material. lVhile the invention is illustrated inthe drawings herein as applied in connection with the transmitter it is obvious that the j same idea may be carried out by locating the display or television device on` parts other than the mouth piece ofthe instru ment.

In accordance with the provisions of the patent statutes I have described the principles of operation of my invention, together with the device AWhich. I now consider to represent the best embodiment thereof; but I desire to have it understood that the device shown is only illustrative and that the invention ma be carried out by other means and applic( to uses other than those above setout. ...i

I claiml. A toytelephone comprising a telephone structure including a part simulating a transmitter and a part simulating a receiver, moth permanently secured, to said structure a `display plate having representations of diierent persons or things which Will ap peal to a child as desirable objects of telephone communication "depicted thereon, meansforseparately displaying said representations, and means for indicating the position of the representations. With respect to the means for displaying them.

2. A toy telephone including a part siniulating a transmitter and a part simulating a receiver, said transmitter including a display plate having representations of different persons or things which will appeal to a child as desirable objects of telephone communication depicted thereon, and means for displaying said representations, said plate and displaying means being relatively movable for separate display of said representations.

3. A toy telephone including a part simulating a transmitter and a part simulating a receiver, said transmitter including a ro tatably mounted display plate having representations ofdiferent persons or things which will appeal to a child as desirable objects y of telephone communication,` depicted thereon, and a plate havingopenings through which "said re resentations are displayed.'`

4. 4A toyte ephone including a part simulating a transmitter and ya part simulating a receiver, said transmitter including a face platehaving openings, a display plate rotatablymounted back of the face plate and having representations of different persons or tliingsvvhich Will appeal to a child as desirable objects of telephone communication depicted thereon, and means on said face plate and display plate for dcterminingthe position` of each of said representations.

5. Atoy telephone including apart simulating a transmitter` and a part simulating a receiver, said transmitter including a tace plate having an opening with clips formed from' metal bent out of said opening, said facefplate s also having a display opening, and a display plate rotatably mounted on Said clips and having characters located thereon for display through said display opening in the face plate.

6. A toyA intended to simulate a telephone of the television type including a telephone structure havng a transmitter and a receiver, means permanently secured to said telephone structure and having a fixed vision space formed thereon, and means for selec tively displaying through the said vision space representations of different persons or things Awhich will appeal to a child as desirable objectsl of telephone con'imunication. y

7. A toy intended t0 simulate a telefihoue of the television type including `a `telcphone structure having a transmitter and a 1"eceiver,`means permanent-ly secured to said telephone structure and having ailixed vision space formed thereon, and a plate movably mounted with respect to the aforesaid space iter selectively displaying through the latter representations oi dili'erent persons or things Which will appeal to a child as dcsirableobjects of telephone communication. y

8L A toy` intendedto simulate a telephone ot' the television type inchuling a tele phone structure having a transmitte` and c receiver, a cover plate permanently secured to said telephone structure andliaving a fixed vision Window formed therein, and means for selectively displaying through said vision Window representations of difierent persons oi things which will appeal to a child as desirable objects of telephone communication. p

9. A toy intended to simulate a telephone of the itele.vision"type including a telephone structure having 'a standard, a trans-- lill llli

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initter, a receiver, and independent means y. y

for supportingsaid transmitter and receiver upon said standard? means permanently cured toithe` standard `by the supporting means for"`sai`d transmittorand havingr a fixed vision space formed thereon. and means for selectively displaying through and means for selectively"displayingthrough y y said vision Window representations ot dif-` ferent persons or things which will appeal to al child as desirable objectsk olq telephone communication.

HAROLD n. ALLEN. 

